Identity & Authority: CÉ LA VI – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

CÉ LA VI

(https://celavi.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 29, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
3 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
20% Reputation

There is a complete absence of human authority; no Executive Chef, General Manager, or Mixologist is named or linked via Person schema. While the Organization schema is present, it fails to provide sameAs links to professional accolades or Michelin/critic mentions, relying entirely on the physical ‘elevation’ of the venue rather than culinary expertise. The technical implementation is poor, as evidenced by the high percentage of broken internal links (404s) for core business services like private events.

The site claims to offer a ‘memorable occasion’ and ‘unforgettable spring nights’ but provides no evidence of past event success such as testimonials, event case studies, or a gallery of actual past functions. The ‘Sky High Brunch’ and ‘Sky Society’ events are marketed with high-energy adjectives, but the lack of actual menu specifics or pricing (outside of a generic £100+ priceRange in schema) creates a gap between marketing tone and consumer information. The marketing remains in the ‘vibe’ stage without crossing into ‘verifiable experience.’

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#organization",
            "name": "CÉ LA VI",
            "url": "https://ldn.celavi.com/",
            "logo": "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6812161a76d28e4fd9a8475a/6894374595c7378cdb36e904_CeLaVi_Legacy_Only_CMYK.webp",
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.instagram.com/celavi.london/",
                "https://www.facebook.com/celavilondon",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/celavi/"
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#website",
            "url": "https://ldn.celavi.com/",
            "name": "CÉ LA VI London",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Restaurant",
            "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#restaurant",
            "name": "CÉ LA VI London",
            "url": "https://ldn.celavi.com/",
            "description": "Rooftop restaurant, terrace and bar on the 17th and 18th floors of Paddington Square, offering modern Asian cuisine and panoramic skyline views over London.",
            "servesCuisine": "Modern Asian",
            "telephone": "+442046307888",
            "priceRange": "£100+",
            "acceptsReservations": true,
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "17 & 18, 1 Paddington Square",
                "addressLocality": "London",
                "postalCode": "W2 1DL",
                "addressCountry": "GB"
            },
            "openingHoursSpecification": [
                {
                    "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "dayOfWeek": [
                        "Monday",
                        "Tuesday",
                        "Sunday"
                    ],
                    "opens": "12:00",
                    "closes": "00:00"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "dayOfWeek": "Wednesday",
                    "opens": "12:00",
                    "closes": "00:30"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "dayOfWeek": [
                        "Thursday",
                        "Friday",
                        "Saturday"
                    ],
                    "opens": "12:00",
                    "closes": "01:30"
                }
            ],
            "amenityFeature": [
                {
                    "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
                    "name": "Reservations required",
                    "value": true
                },
                {
                    "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
                    "name": "Happy-hour food",
                    "value": true
                },
                {
                    "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
                    "name": "Private dining room",
                    "value": true
                }
            ],
            "brand": {
                "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#organization"
            },
            "mainEntityOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://ldn.celavi.com/#website"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/private-events/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/contact-us/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/terrace/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
22Review mentions (all pages)
2External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 10 2
/private-events/ 4 0
/contact-us/ 4 0
/terrace/ 4 0